Re: [Nautilus-list] Nautilus now requires FreeType2 to build

[Ramiro Estrugo <ramiro eazel com>]

Ramiro Estrugo wrote:
> 
> I hate to add another dependency, but in this case it was the best thing
> to do.  We had a version of freetype2 cut-n-pasted into Nautilus, and it
> was making it very painful for us to use a new FreeType.
> 
> What I did is retired the cut-n-pasted version inside of Nautilus, and
> updated the build to be able to use the one installed in the system.
> 
> Ive updated all the documentation, especially nautilus/README.  There
> you can find information on where to find the nicely packaged FreeType2
> rpms.
> 
> I think mathieu has volunteered to come up with a solution for Debian.
> 
> -re
> 

I forgot to mention that one of the things this update fixes is bug 2594
- the one about Nautilus not working on any locale other than en_US.  

Also, here is the relevant FreeType2 package information from the
README:

> ===============================
> 7: FreeType issues
> ===============================
> 
> Nautilus includes support for rendering anti aliased text (Smooth mode).
> For smooth mode to work, Nautilus needs to detect and use FreeType2 
> in your system.
> 
> To learn more about FreeType2, please see:
> 
>   http://freetype.sourceforge.net/
> 
> If you are using a RedHat 6.x or greater system, then you can easily
> add FreeType2 support byt installing the rpms found here:
> 
>   http://developer.eazel.com/eazel-hacking/updates/freetype2
> 
> We will soon have additional autoconf flags for supporting FreeType2
> builds in arbitrary locations.
> 
> We will also soon have the equivalent Debian packages.

-re